Psalms 144

Verse 1

WEB By David. Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to battle:

KJV A Psalm of David. Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

TSK my strength: ps 18:2,31, ps 71:3, ps 95:1, de 32:30,31, isa 26:4, isa 45:24; teacheth: ps 18:34, ps 44:3,4, ps 60:12, 2sa 22:35, 2co 10:4, eph 6:10,11

Verse 2

WEB my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge; who subdues my people under me.

KJV My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

TSK my fortress: 2sa 22:2,3,40-48, jer 16:19; who subdueth: ps 18:47, ps 110:3

Verse 3

WEB Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?

KJV LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

TSK what is man: ps 8:4, job 7:17, job 15:14, heb 2:6; or the son: ps 146:3,4

Verse 4

WEB Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.

KJV Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

TSK Man: ps 39:5,6, ps 62:9, ps 89:47, job 4:19, job 14:1-3, ec 1:2,14, ec 12:8; his days: ps 102:11, ps 103:15,16, ps 109:23, 2sa 14:14, 1ch 29:15, job 8:9, ec 8:13

Verse 5

WEB Part your heavens, Yahweh, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.

KJV Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

TSK Bow: ps 18:9, isa 64:1,2; touch: ps 104:32, ex 19:18, na 1:3-6, hab 3:3-6, heb 12:18

Verse 6

WEB Throw out lightning, and scatter them. Send out your arrows, and rout them.

KJV Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

TSK Cast forth: ps 18:13,14, ps 77:17,18, 2sa 22:12-15; shoot out: ps 7:12, ps 21:12, ps 45:5, de 32:23,42

Verse 7

WEB Stretch out your hand from above, rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hands of foreigners;

KJV Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;

TSK Send: ps 18:16, 2sa 22:17, mt 27:43; deliver me: ps 69:1,2,14,15, ps 93:3,4, re 12:15,16, re 17:15; the hand: ps 144:11, ps 54:3, ne 9:2, mal 2:11

Verse 8

WEB whose mouths speak deceit, Whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

KJV Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

TSK mouth: ps 10:7, ps 12:2, ps 41:6, ps 58:3, ps 62:4, ps 109:2,3, isa 59:5-7; their right hand: isa 44:20, mt 5:30, re 13:16,17

Verse 9

WEB I will sing a new song to you, God. On a ten-stringed lyre, I will sing praises to you.

KJV I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

TSK sing a new: ps 33:2,3, ps 40:3, ps 98:1, ps 149:1, re 5:9,10, re 14:3; upon: ps 81:1-3, ps 108:2,3, ps 150:3-5, 1ch 25:1-6

Verse 10

WEB You are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David, his servant, from the deadly sword.

KJV It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

TSK that giveth: ps 18:50, ps 33:16-18, 2sa 5:19-25, 2sa 8:6-14, 2ki 5:1; salvation: isa 45:1-6, jer 27:6-8; who delivereth: ps 140:7, 1sa 17:45,46, 2sa 21:16,17

Verse 11

WEB Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hands of foreigners, whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

KJV Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:

TSK and deliver me: ps 144:7,8, 2sa 10:6-19, 2sa 16:5-14, 2sa 17:1-14

Verse 12

WEB Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants, our daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace.

KJV That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:

TSK as plants: ps 115:14,15, ps 127:4,5, ps 128:3, isa 44:3-5, la 4:2; as corner stones: job 42:15, pr 31:10-27, isa 3:16-24; the similitude: so 8:8,9, 1pe 3:3-6

Verse 13

WEB Our barns are full, filled with all kinds of provision. Our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields.

KJV That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

TSK our garners: ps 107:37,38, le 26:5,10, de 28:8, mal 3:10, lu 12:16-20; our sheep: ge 30:29-31, de 7:13,14, de 8:3, de 28:4

Verse 14

WEB Our oxen will pull heavy loads. There is no breaking in, and no going away, and no outcry in our streets.

KJV That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.

TSK no breaking in: de 28:7,25, jud 5:8, jud 6:3,6, 1sa 13:17-23, 1sa 31:7, jer 13:17-19, jer 14:18, la 1:4-6, zec 8:3-5

Verse 15

WEB Happy are the people who are in such a situation. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.

KJV Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.

TSK yea, happy: ps 33:12, ps 65:4, ps 89:15, ps 146:5, de 33:29, eph 1:3